Notice2024-04472
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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March 4, 2024
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Energy Department
Abstract
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing notice of a modification to an existing Privacy Act System of Records. DOE proposes to amend System of Records DOE-13 Payroll and Leave Records. This System of Records Notice (SORN) is being modified to align with new formatting requirements, published by OMB, and to ensure appropriate Privacy Act coverage of business processes and Privacy Act information. While there are no substantive changes to the "Categories of Individuals" or "Categories of Records" sections covered by this SORN, substantive changes have been made to the "System Locations," "Routine Uses," and "Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards" sections to provide greater transparency. Changes to "Routine Uses" include new provisions related to responding to breaches of information held under a Privacy Act SORN as required by OMB's Memorandum M-17-12, "Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information" (January 3, 2017). Language throughout the SORN has been updated to align with applicable Federal privacy laws, policies, procedures, and best practices.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15561-15564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04472]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department
of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing notice of a
modification to an existing Privacy Act System of Records. DOE proposes
to amend System of Records DOE-13 Payroll and Leave Records. This
System of Records Notice (SORN) is being modified to align with new
formatting requirements, published by OMB, and to ensure appropriate
Privacy Act coverage of business processes and Privacy Act information.
While there are no substantive changes to the ``Categories of
Individuals'' or ``Categories of Records'' sections covered by this
SORN, substantive changes have been made to the ``System Locations,''
``Routine Uses,'' and
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``Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards'' sections to
provide greater transparency. Changes to ``Routine Uses'' include new
provisions related to responding to breaches of information held under
a Privacy Act SORN as required by OMB's Memorandum M-17-12, ``Preparing
for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information''
(January 3, 2017). Language throughout the SORN has been updated to
align with applicable Federal privacy laws, policies, procedures, and
best practices.
DATES: This modified SORN will become applicable following the end of
the public comment period on April 3, 2024 unless comments are received
that result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503 and to Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 8H-085,
Washington, DC 20585 or by facsimile at (202) 586-8151 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ceceef5eafdffe5dcf4edb2f8f3f9b2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3c3c1dac5d2d0caf3dbc29dd7dcd69dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 8H-085,
Washington, DC 20585 or by facsimile at (202) 586-8151, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9eeeecf7e8fffde7def6efb0faf1fbb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7b7b5aeb1a6a4be87afb6e9a3a8a2e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (240) 686-9485.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 9, 2009, DOE published a
Compilation of its Privacy Act Systems of Records, which included
System of Records DOE-13 Payroll and Leave Records. This notice
proposes amendments to the system locations section of that System of
Records by removing system locations where DOE-13 is no longer
applicable. These locations are as follows: NNSA Service Center
Albuquerque, Atlanta Regional Support Office, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Boston), National Energy Technology
Laboratory (Pittsburgh and Morgantown locations), Naval Petroleum and
Oil Shale Reserves, Naval Petroleum Reserves in California, the Office
of Scientific and Technical Information, the Philadelphia Regional
Support Office, the Seattle Regional Support Office, the Golden Field
Office, the Western Area Power Administration, Office of Science
(Chicago and Oak Ridge Offices), and the Schenectady Naval Reactors
Office. Similarly, this notice updates the addresses for the Office of
River Protection, the Richland Operations Office, and the Southwestern
Power Administration. In the ``Routine Uses'' section, this modified
notice deletes a previous routine use concerning efforts responding to
a suspected or confirmed loss of confidentiality of information as it
appears in DOE's compilation of its Privacy Act systems of records
(January 9, 2009) and replaces it with one to assist DOE with
responding to a suspected or confirmed breach of its records of
Personally Identifiable Information (PII), modeled with language from
OMB's Memorandum M-17-12, ``Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of
Personally Identifiable Information'' (January 3, 2017). Further, this
notice adds one new routine use to ensure that DOE may assist another
agency or entity in responding to the other agency's or entity's
confirmed or suspected breach of PII, as appropriate, as aligned with
OMB's Memorandum M-17-12. Additionally, minor changes have been made to
routine uses fifteen through eighteen. ``Child support'' and ``401k
enforcement records'' have been added to the ``Categories of Records in
the System'' section. An administrative change required by the FOIA
Improvement Act of 2016 extends the length of time a requestor is
permitted to file an appeal under the Privacy Act from 30 to 90 days.
Both the ``System Locations'' and ``Administrative, Technical and
Physical Safeguards'' sections have been modified to reflect the
Department's usage of cloud-based services for records storage.
Language throughout the SORN has been updated to align with applicable
Federal privacy laws, policies, procedures, and best practices.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
DOE-13 Payroll and Leave Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Systems leveraging this SORN may exist in multiple locations. All
systems storing records in a cloud-based server are required to use
government-approved cloud services and follow National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) security and privacy standards for
access and data retention. Records maintained in a government-approved
cloud server are accessed through secure data centers in the
continental United States.
U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585.
U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O.
Box 3621, Portland, OR 97208.
U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad Field Office, P.O. Box 3090,
Carlsbad, NM 88221.
U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Management Consolidated
Business Center (EMCBC), 550 Main Street, Rm. 7-010, Cincinnati, OH
45202.
U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 1955 Fremont
Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA Naval Reactors Field Office,
Pittsburgh Naval Reactors, P.O. Box 109, West Mifflin, PA 15122-0109.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, P.O. Box
450, Richland, WA 99352.
U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box
550, Richland, WA 99352.
U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, P.O.
Box A, Aiken, SC 29801.
U.S. Department of Energy, Southeastern Power Administration, 1166
Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635-6711.
U.S. Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration, One
West Third Street, Suite 1500, Tulsa, OK 74103.
U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project
Management Office, 900 Commerce Road East, New Orleans, LA 70123.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Headquarters: Director, Office of Financial Accounting, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585.
Field Offices: The Directors, Office of Financial Accounting of the
DOE offices of the ``System Locations'' listed above are the system
managers for their respective portions of this system.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; General Accounting
Office Policy and Procedures Manual; Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Public Law 104-193.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
Records in this system are maintained and used by DOE to document
information on employee wages, deductions, retirement benefits, and
leave.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Current and former DOE employees and contractor personnel,
including National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) personnel and
consultants.
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
This system may contain paper and electronic files contained
payroll-related information for DOE employees, such as time and
attendance records, earning records, payroll actions, deduction
information requests, authorizations for overtime and night
differential, 401k records, child support enforcement records, leave
requests, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) retirement records.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The subject individual, supervisors, timekeepers, official
personnel records, and the Internal Revenue Service.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
1. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Department of Treasury to collect withheld taxes, process payroll
payments, and issue savings bonds.
2. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Internal Revenue Service to process Federal income tax payments and
tax levies.
3. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
State, local, or Tribal governments to process State and local income
tax deductions and court ordered child support or alimony payments.
4. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
OPM to establish and maintain retirement records and benefits.
5. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to update section 401K
type records and benefits.
6. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Social Security Administration to establish Social Security records
and benefits.
7. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Department of Labor to process worker's compensation claims.
8. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Department of Defense to adjust military retirement.
9. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
financial institutions to credit net check deposits, savings
allotments, and discretionary allotments.
10. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the employee unions to credit accounts for employees with union dues
deductions.
11. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
health insurance carriers to process insurance claims.
12. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the General Accounting Office to verify accuracy and legality of
disbursement.
13. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate veteran's benefits to
which the individual may be entitled.
14. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
States' departments of employment security to determine entitlement to
unemployment compensation or other State benefits.
15. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the personnel, contractors, grantees, advisory boards and cooperative
agreement holders of the Department of Labor, the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and other Federal
agencies and their components, designated by the President to implement
the Federal compensation program established by the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, for the purpose of
outreach, to estimate radiation doses and other workplace exposures,
and assisting in the adjudication or processing of a claim under that
Act. Those provided information under this routine use are subject to
the same limitations applicable to Department officers and employees
under the Privacy Act.
16. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the appropriate local, Tribal, State, or Federal agency when records,
alone or in conjunction with other information, indicate a violation or
potential violation of law whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in
nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program
pursuant thereto.
17. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
a Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency to facilitate the requesting
agency's decision concerning the hiring or retention of an employee,
the issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation
of an employee, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a
license, grant, or other benefit, to the extent that the information is
relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the
matter. The Department must deem such disclosure to be compatible with
the purpose for which the Department collected the information.
18. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
DOE contractors in performance of their contracts, and their officers
and employees who have a need for the record in the performance of
their duties. Those provided information under this routine use are
subject to the same limitations applicable to Department officers and
employees under the Privacy Act.
19. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
a member of Congress submitting a request involving a constituent when
the constituent has requested assistance from the member concerning the
subject matter of the record. The member of Congress must provide a
copy of the constituent's signed request for assistance.
20. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Parent
Locator System (FPLS) and Federal Tax Offset System to locate
individuals and identify their income sources to establish paternity,
establish and modify orders of support, and for enforcement action.
21. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, FPLS and Federal
Tax Offset System, for release to the Social Security Administration to
verify social security numbers in connection with the operation of the
FPLS by the Office of Child Support Enforcement.
22. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, FPLS and Federal
Tax Offset System, for release to the Department of Treasury to
administer the Earned Income Tax Credit Program (section 32, Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) and verify a claim with respect to employment in
a tax return.
23. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) so that DFAS may
perform payroll processing services for DOE. These services may include
the issuance of salary payments to employees and distribution of wages;
and the distribution of allotments and deductions to financial and
other institutions, many of which are through electronic funds
transfer.
24. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the Department
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the System of
Records; (2) the Department has determined that as a
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result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to
individuals, DOE (including its information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the
disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably
necessary to assist in connection with the Department's efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize,
or remedy such harm.
25. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the Department
determines that information from this System of Records is reasonably
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations),
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a
suspected or confirmed breach.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records may be stored as paper records or electronic media.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records are retrieved by name, Social Security number, or payroll
number.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Retention and disposition of these records is in accordance with
the National Archives and Records Administration-approved records
disposition schedule with a retention of 10 years or 250 years based on
if records contain work locations.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
Electronic records may be secured and maintained on a cloud-based
software server and operating system that resides in Federal Risk and
Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and Federal Information
Security Modernization Act (FISMA) hosting environment. Data located in
the cloud-based server is firewalled and encrypted at rest and in
transit. The security mechanisms for handling data at rest and in
transit are in accordance with DOE encryption standards. Records are
protected from unauthorized access through the following appropriate
safeguards:
<bullet> Administrative: Access to all records is limited to lawful
government purposes only, with access to electronic records based on
role and either two-factor authentication or password protection. The
system requires passwords to be complex and to be changed frequently.
Users accessing system records undergo frequent training in Privacy Act
and information security requirements. Security and privacy controls
are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
<bullet> Technical: Computerized records systems are safeguarded on
Departmental networks configured for role-based access based on job
responsibilities and organizational affiliation. Privacy and security
controls are in place for this system and are updated in accordance
with applicable requirements as determined by NIST and DOE directives
and guidance.
<bullet> Physical: Computer servers on which electronic records are
stored are located in secured Department facilities, which are
protected by security guards, identification badges, and cameras. Paper
copies of all records are locked in file cabinets, file rooms, or
offices and are under the control of authorized personnel. Access to
these facilities is granted only to authorized personnel and each
person granted access to the system must be an individual authorized to
use and/or administer the system.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Department follows the procedures outlined in 10 CFR 1008.4.
Valid identification of the individual making the request is required
before information will be processed, given, access granted, or a
correction considered, to ensure that information is processed, given,
corrected, or records disclosed or corrected only at the request of the
proper person.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Any individual may submit a request to the System Manager and
request a copy of any records relating to them. In accordance with 10
CFR 1008.11, any individual may appeal the denial of a request made by
him or her for information about or for access to or correction or
amendment of records. An appeal shall be filed within 90 calendar days
after receipt of the denial. When an appeal is filed by mail, the
postmark is conclusive as to timeliness. The appeal shall be in writing
and must be signed by the individual. The words ``PRIVACY ACT APPEAL''
should appear in capital letters on the envelope and the letter.
Appeals of denials relating to records maintained in government-wide
System of Records reported by Office of Personnel Management (OPM),
shall be filed, as appropriate, with the Assistant Director for Agency
Compliance and Evaluation, OPM, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415.
All other appeals relating to DOE records shall be directed to the
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), 1000 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, DC 20585.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
In accordance with the DOE regulation implementing the Privacy Act,
10 CFR part 1008, a request by an individual to determine if a System
of Records contains information about themselves should be directed to
the U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters, Privacy Act Officer. The
request should include the requester's complete name and the time
period for which records are sought.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
This SORN was last published in the Federal Register (FR), 74 FR
1012-1014, on January 9, 2009.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 1,
2024, by Ann Dunkin, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04472 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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